El Dana, Leila. ‘I Hate Self Portraits.’ Looped Video Installation. 30 seconds. 2018.

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Leila is a Lebanese American Graphic Designer and Multidisciplinary Artist currently based out of Houston, TX. She holds a BFA in Graphic Design from the American University of Beirut [Beirut, Lebanon] and an MFA in Visualization from Texas A&M University [College Station, TX].

Her MFA work marries typography and emerging technologies such as machine learning, speech recognition, and emotion detection. She explores the relationship between language, the conscious and unconscious human mind, as well as artificial intelligence through interactive and generative installations.

Leila works in branding, packaging, publication design, signage & wayfinding, web design, and social media campaign design. She handles projects from several sectors such as retail, e-commerce, non-profits, architecture, food & beverage, education, entertainment, and art.